Holland: the best country

 

In Holland we had very good moments, we made many good friends, shared many things but we especially learned a lot of things.

I believe that the main thing we have learned is to live and share our daily life  with other families who we did not know before.That experience has helped us to be more sociable and nice to people.

Also in this marvellous week we learned a lot about being punctual: the time that they were saying was the time they really meant. That is to say that the punctuality is very important to Dutch people.

Another important thing is that we learned some English, we used that language, and we have been in touch with another culture, with other landscapes, another type of education and with a way of living.

I liked very much this exchange in Holland. I spent really  good days with all of them, and enjoyed the warmth of a really spectacular and nice family. They treated me superbly well. I didn't find anything bad here. Holland is the best for me!

               Ariana García

The sadness of our last day

I really do not know where to start ...
Friday was the last day we were in Holland. In the morning we went to school and there came the worst moment of all: to say farewell to everyone. I cried a lot, I knew I would miss those people I had lived two wonderful weeks with.
After the really hard farewell, we stopped weeping when we got to Amsterdam for a short visit.
First we went by coach to the airport to leave our luggage there and later we took the train that took us to Amsterdam. We had just two hours free for our last shopping, we also went to see the red light district, and walked along different streets of Amsterdam.  
We bought many things: cheese, shirts, keychains, bags... It was fun and had a great time in this beautiful city. We took lots of pictures, but you had to be careful because you did not know where the tram was coming from or where you would see a bike.
 I really want and hope to return there. I miss my exchange partner and all of them, the Dutch, who made ​​me laugh and taught me things I never thought I would come to know.  
Elisabet Gutiérrez García.

 

The last night

After five great days, the last night came. None of the Spanish people wished that day to arrive because it meant that the next day we were going back home.The plan for  our

last night in Uden was a dinner with all the families of the Dutch people in the dining room of the school.

The families met at half past six there, in the dining room. Each of the families took 

food that had cooked at home. When we were all sitting at the tables (each sitting where we wanted to) we all went to get the food which was situated like a buffet.

Finally we were all looking forward to leave the school because we had planned to go to a pub in Uden for a farewell party. That was really great.

Toni Ortega

Our day in Amsterdam

On Monday at 9 a.m. we took a bus with the Dutch, French and Italian students who also were exchanging and went to the centre of Amsterdam.

There we visited the Rijkmuseum, the Dutch National Museum, which in my opinion was boring, and later we had some free time.

During the free time we bought typical food of there, suvenirs and we took photos of famous monuments.

Later we got together again and we all went for dinner to a Moroccan restaurant. It was a huge nice place.

When we finished dinner we took the bus to return to Uden.

Maria Valero

My Sunday family day.

On Sunday, my partner Tulay's family and me woke up at 9 o'clock after going to a disco on Saturday.

I remember that I fell down the stairs and Tulay saw me. I felt really embarassed.
We ate breakfast, a lot of food, and then we went to Madurodam, a place with models of Holland, all Holland was there in miniature. There we met her bother, because he lives at a university residence. 
I really liked it because I saw all Holland in one day, or at least the most important places.
 At about 11, we ate again and went to finish the tour. It was so big and beautiful.
 Then we went to the aquarium and had something to eat (again!). It was near the beach. It was really nice, we saw lots of fish.
At 7, we went to a Turkish-Arab restaurant and ate more. As a first course, we had soup ,and fish as a second course. At the end, we ate typical desert of Turkey. While we were drinking the coffe a women began to sing Arab music, like in a concert. I realized that Tulay's mom really likes it. I liked it but after listening to it for 20 minutes I got bored and tired, and I think Tulay did too.

That place was 2 hours far from Uden, and when her friend Lote called Tulay to ask us to go to her home we couldn't make it. But it was a such a good and funny day. It was nice to meet her family and her brother. 

Paula Agudelo